Teacher of Art

Job Details Hours of Work: 1.0FTE Position Type: Permanent Line Manager: Head of Art Travel Required: No The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information. We are seeking to appoint a committed and creative Teacher of Art to join our successful and supportive Art department. The successful candidate will be able to teach Art across Key Stages 3 and 4. Experience of, or the ability to teach, Art at Key Stage 5 would be an advantage, though this is not essential. An ability to teach GCSE Photography would be welcomed and considered an advantage, but is not essential. The successful candidate will: Be an enthusiastic and effective classroom practitioner Have strong subject knowledge and a passion for Art education Be able to plan and deliver engaging lessons that inspire and motivate students Demonstrate a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning Work effectively as part of a collaborative team We offer: A supportive and forward-thinking department Well-resourced teaching spaces Opportunities for professional development A positive and inclusive school community Early Career Teachers are welcome to apply, as are more experienced colleagues. For an informal chat about the role please contact Mrs K Wilson, Head of Art, on kwilson@northallerton-alt.uk. The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached recruitment pack for more information. About the Trust Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do. At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential. Our Trust is committed to promoting: Health, happiness and wellbeing A safe, disciplined and supportive environment A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach High standards and expectations Integrity, kindness and good manners Respect for individuality and difference Collaborative working to secure excellence To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’. Why work for us? We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture. We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance. In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff. Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’. Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to e